The U.S. presidential election is just 45 days away, and for antiwar voters, the policy differences between the two leading candidates are vanishingly thin. As the Biden-Harris administration continues to supply billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, the Uncommitted National Movement, which for months has attempted to steer the Democratic Party toward a more critical stance on Israel, has announced it is not endorsing Kamala Harris. Neither does the organization recommend casting a third-party vote, citing the risk of splitting the two-party vote and ushering in a second term for Donald Trump. “We were not met in good faith with our policy demands,” says the Uncommitted National Movement’s co-founder Lexis Zeidan about its attempts to parley with the Harris campaign. Zeidan says the organization will continue to pressure Democrats from within and outside of the party. “What we’re asking is not outrageous.”
They’ve shown that with lower turnout, conservatives have a better chance of winning, just based on the way the parties work. Voter apathy is higher in progressives, as their need to feel okay about the entirety of a candidate means they suffer a lot more ennui with an imperfect candidate.
So Not voting is aiding one party a little more than the other.
They’ve shown that with lower turnout, conservatives have a better chance of winning, just based on the way the parties work. Voter apathy is higher in progressives, as their need to feel okay about the entirety of a candidate means they suffer a lot more ennui with an imperfect candidate.
So Not voting is aiding one party a little more than the other.